{"id":8681,"date":"2010-07-13T09:51:54","date_gmt":"2010-07-13T13:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=8681"},"modified":"2017-11-20T09:48:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-20T14:48:11","slug":"fiu-graduate-students-win-healthcare-case-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2010\/07\/fiu-graduate-students-win-healthcare-case-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"FIU graduate students win healthcare case competition."},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIn light of the historic economic meltdown, which has had a disparaging effect on both hospitals and hospital credit systems, we request students analyze a community hospital and identify two programs they propose to expand or eliminate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Offered that challenge, graduate students from Florida International University (FIU) emerged as winners of the 4th annual South Florida Healthcare Executive Forum\u2019s (SFHEF) student case competition, with a $1,000 first-place award.<\/p>\n

\u201cPreviously we used case studies from Harvard or Babson, but this year we took the experience further by having participants address an actual situation,\u201d said Barbara\u00a0 Perez-Deppman<\/strong> (BS \u201900), SFHEF case competition chair, who competed the first year and served as a mentor in 2010. \u201cAlso, they learned the Medi-Dat system, an online business intelligence program for executives, which deepened their understanding of business development and strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shandi Brito<\/strong> (BA \u201908), Guy Cayo<\/strong> (BBA \u201907), and Stephanie Pena <\/strong>(BS \u201907) presented, with Melissa <\/strong>Marmanillo<\/strong> (BA \u201908), Shaista Mohmand<\/strong>, Jennifer Nimmo<\/strong> (IMBA \u201907) and Natalie Sosa<\/strong> (BS \u201908) rounding out the team.<\/p>\n

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From left to right Stephanie Pena, Shandi Brito, Guy Cayo and Barbara Perez-Deppman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI was pleased that the students had an opportunity to research a \u2018real-life\u2019 situation that many hospitals and other healthcare organizations struggle with in their strategic planning,\u201d said Nancy Borkowski<\/strong>, director, Healthcare Management Programs, Chapman Graduate School, who served as faculty advisor.<\/p>\n

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Team members and fellow health services administration students who attended the case competition to support FIU\u2019s winning team, from left to right: Besart Bakraci, Guy Cayo, Natalie Perez-Soto, Stephanie Pena, Shandi Brito, Leisha Charles and Jennifer Nimmo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Students take away healthy respect for the experience.<\/em><\/p>\n

Brito found that \u201cworking with our CEO and the Medi-Dat system allowed us to experience executive level strategic thinking, giving us a glimpse of what our futures as healthcare managers will entail.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe case competition meant an opportunity to experience what teamwork and collectivity is about,\u201d Cayo said. \u201cIt helped us to rely on, support and believe in each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pena agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cAside from the specific objectives for this case, once you know how to work in a team with such different views, it is easy to get any task accomplished,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

For Nimmo, the experience \u201cwas a great opportunity to apply the knowledge I have acquired at FIU to real issues faced by a healthcare organization,\u201d while Mohammed appreciated getting \u201ca taste of what to expect when I step into the position I will be pursuing,\u201d and Marmanillo realized that \u201cplanning is key to an organization\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n

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